Floydada City Council discusses canine team at monthly meeting

Body COMPILED FROM MINUTES At the July meeting of the Floydada City Council on July 19 Floyd County Sheriff Paul Raissez presented a proposal for a canine team for both the Floyd County Sheriff’s Department and the City of Floydada Police Department.

Oats, dates and peanut butter yield a different sort of cookie

Body I recently made a big batch of peanut butter cookies for a fundraiser, which only made me want to bake some for myself. I always think of oatmeal, or peanut butter cookies, as the “healthy” ones. But I wanted to dig deeper.

Does your syndrome have an acronym?

Body HANABA MUNN WELCH Do you suffer from a syndrome? Think before you answer. How about the not-in-my-backyard syndrome? It’s doesn’t describe a medical condition (first definition) but rather refers to a “characteristic combination of opinion, emotions or behavior.

2022 Community Calendar

Body COMMUNITY SERVICES FOOD BANKS— FLOYDADA— Spirt of Sharing (SOS), 925 Crockett St., Floydada, Mon. and Thurs.. 2–4:30 p.m. (806) 983-5874. LOCKNEY— Lockney Salvation Army, 108 S. Main, Lockney. (806) 652-2488. PLEASE CALL FOR HOURS DUE TO COVID-19.

Farmer’s Almanac predicting a white winter

Body AUSTIN—As Texas gets at least a temporary reprieve this week from the heat, with a nice round of rain blanketing much of the state, the Old Farmer’s Almanac is predicting January will bring significant snowfall to the state.

29 in the Floydada CISD Performing Arts Center Auditorium

Body FLOYDADA BAND Congratulations to the new 2022–23 Floydada Band Booster officers. From left: Marissa Reyes, secretary; Angie Gonzales, president; Natalie Snowden, treasurer; Kim Cuellar, vice-president. The next band booster meeting will be held at 6 p.m., Monday, Aug.

Spice things up with potato-and-bean tostadas

Body Who’s ready for some football? To plan a successful spread for game day, Tex-Mex food lends itself well to feeding a crowd, whether it is for homecoming celebrations, tailgating, or viewing parties.

Fake hearing aids

Body If you can’t say somethin’ twice, don’t say nothin’ at all. That’s my latest motto, coined for us hearing-impaired. For everyone else, it’s a directive. Language just magically gets clearer and understandable the second time someone says something.

2022 Community Calendar

Body COMMUNITY SERVICES FOOD BANKS— FLOYDADA— Spirt of Sharing (SOS), 925 Crockett St., Floydada, Mon. and Thurs.. 2–4:30 p.m. (806) 983-5874. LOCKNEY— Lockney Salvation Army, 108 S. Main, Lockney. (806) 652-2488. PLEASE CALL FOR HOURS DUE TO COVID-19.

Texas gas prices lowest in nation

Body GARY BORDERS FOR TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION AUSTIN—While gas prices nationwide dropped below $4 per gallon average last week, the state boasts the lowest prices in the country at an average of $3.49 — 50 cents below the national average, according to AAA Texas.